Chironemus
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| Large kelpfish (C. marmoratus) | |
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| Family: | Chironemidae T. N. Gill, 1862
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| Genus: | Chironemus G. Cuvier, 1829
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| Chironemus georgianus G. Cuvier, 1829
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A kelpfish is a member of the genus Chironemus of perciform fishes in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Etymology
The name of the genus is from Greek cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread".
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Chironemus bicornis (Steindachner, 1898)
- Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)
- Chironemus georgianus G. Cuvier, 1829 (tasselled kelpfish)
- Chironemus maculosus (J. Richardson, 1850) (silver spot)
- Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860 (large kelpfish)
- Chironemus microlepis Waite, 1916 (smallscale kelpfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Chironemidae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chironemus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
Non-endemic fish of New Zealand | ||
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| Non-endemic marine fish in NZ |
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